Redwood 70 | |
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Genre | Folk, pop, rock, bluegrass, gospel |
Dates | 31 January – 1 February 1970 |
Location(s) | Redwood Park, Swanson, West Auckland, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 36°51′47″S 174°34′34″E / 36.863°S 174.576°E |
Years active | 1970 |
Founders | Phil Warren |
Attendance | 9,000–10,000 (estimated) |
The Redwood 70 National Music Convention, commonly referred to as Redwood 70, was a music festival held on Auckland Anniversary Weekend in Swanson, West Auckland, New Zealand in 1970. Held six months after the Woodstock festival in the United States, Redwood 70 was the first modern multi-day pop music festival held in New Zealand. Headlined by Robin Gibb of the BeeGees with a line-up of predominantly New Zealand musicians, Gibb and his backing orchestra were pelted by objects from the crowd. While the concert did not turn a profit, it popularised the modern multi-day music festival in New Zealand.